AMA Victoria does not support the new law which will see patient information released without consent.

“Patient privacy is paramount in medicine. All patients must feel confident that when they see a doctor and undergo a medical procedure their privacy will be upheld, both now and in the future,” Dr Tony Bartone, President of AMA Victoria, said.

“These patients underwent a medical procedure – donating sperm and eggs – and were given explicit and implicit assurances that their donations would be anonymous. The Government has now overruled these assurances,” Dr Bartone said.

AMA Victoria does not support the Victorian Government's decision to retrospectively overrule patient privacy. Instead, there should be greater promotion of the voluntary donor information register, which could help facilitate consenting connections between donors and donor-conceived children.